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Genealogy Books
/ Family History Research
The following books provide helpful information on the
subject of Genealogy and family history research.
All books are offered in association with
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Genealogy Online for Dummies
Amazon.com - The Helms have put together an
excellent introductory guide to doing genealogical
research online. They've avoided the usual trap of
organizing their book by resources, which may be
easy for the author but makes it harder on the user.
So instead of devoting this chapter to useful Web
sites, that chapter to valuable newsgroups, and so
forth, they've organized the book in a way closer to
the way you'd organize good family research.
They begin with a series of chapters on preparation,
including doing initial groundwork, developing a
plan, picking the names to begin researching, and
locating ancestors geographically. Next, they deal
with the means for finding valuable records and then
delve into getting the most from your resources.
Chapter 8, for example, discusses organizing and
presenting your findings, while chapter 9 deals with
cooperating with other researchers so that you can
all be more effective (and probably make some new
friends in the bargain).
As is always the case with a Dummies series book,
the Helms present a "Part of Tens" section, in this
case four chapters each covering 10 top online
genealogical sites, tips for designing your
genealogical Web page, sites for beginners, and
general tips for "smooth sailing." An enclosed
CD-ROM contains nine genealogy programs plus a wide
assortment of Internet tools and utilities.
--Elizabeth Lewis |
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Trace Your Roots with DNA: Use
Your DNA to Complete Your Family Tree
Book Description - Written by two of the country's
top genealogists, this authoritative book is the
first to explain how new and groundbreaking genetic
testing can help you research your ancestry.
According to American Demographics, 113 million
Americans have begun to trace their roots, making
genealogy the second most popular hobby in the
country (after gardening). Enthusiasts clamor for
new information from dozens of subscription-based
websites, email newsletters, and magazines devoted
to the subject. For these eager roots-seekers
looking to take their searches to the next level,
DNA testing is the answer. After a brief
introduction to genealogy and genetics fundamentals,
the authors explain the types of available testing,
what kind of information the tests can provide, how
to interpret the results, and how the tests work (it
doesn't involve digging up your dead relatives).
It's in expensive, easy to do, and the results are
accurate: It's as simple as swabbing the inside of
your cheek and popping a sample in the mail. Family
lore has it that a branch of our family emigrated to
Argentina and now I've found some people there with
our name. Can testing tell us whether we're from the
same family? My mother was adopted and doesn't know
her ethnicity. Are there any tests available to help
her learn about her heritage? I just discovered
someone else with my highly unusual surname. How can
we find out if we have a common ancestor? These are
just a few of the types of genealogical scenarios
readers can pursue. The authors reveal exactly what
is possible-and what is not possible-with genetic
testing. They include case studies of both famous
historical mysteries and examples of ordinary folks
whose exploration of genetic genealogy has enabled
them to trace their roots. |
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Genealogy 101: How to Trace Your
Family's History and Heritage
A recent Maritz Poll reported that 60% of Americans
are interested in their family history. And with
good reason. Through genealogy, you can go back into
history to meet people who have had more influence
on your life than any others -- your ancestors. And
the better you get to know your ancestors, the
better you will get to know yourself: the who's and
what's and why's of you.
Barbara Renick, a nationally-known lecturer on
genealogy, tells the uninitiated researcher the
steps needed to find out who their ancestors really
were, and brings together for even the more
experienced genealogical researchers the important
principles and practices. She covers such topics as
the importance of staying organized and how to go
about it; where and how to look for information in
libraries, historical societies, and on the
internet; recognizing that just because something is
in print doesn't mean it's right; and how to prepare
to visit the home where your ancestors lived.
Genealogy 101 is the first book to read when you
want to discover who your ancestors were, where they
lived, and what they did. |
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Online Roots: How to Discover
Your Family's History and Heritage With the Power of
the Internet
Researching family history is the second most
popular topic on the Internet (after sex). In Online
Roots, Pamela Boyer Porter, a Certified Genealogical
Records Specialist, explains how to search
effectively on the Internet, how to assess the value
of what you find, and the best way to make full use
of the resources of the Internet to trace your
family's history and heritage.
Topics covered include:
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Judging your sources
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Checking modern lists and resources
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Finding clues to primary sources
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Researching military records
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an ancestor has a criminal record
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Locating photographs on the web
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Researching on the Internet can be fun and
challenging. Online Roots makes your search more
effective and creative.
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Your Guide to Cemetery Research
From Library Journal - Slogging through graveyards
armed with a camera and notepad may sound morbid,
but it is high adventure to most genealogists.
Indeed, according to Carmack (Organizing Your Family
History Search), cemetery research provides valuable
information about the dearly departed, and it can
actually become a family tradition. Carmack begins
her demystification of the process with a discussion
of the various records created at the time of death
(death certificates, funeral home records, and more)
and the task of locating an ancestor's grave or
cemetery. Once a burial site is established, a visit
to the cemetery is in order. Carmack details the
different kinds of cemeteries, grave decorations,
and veterans' markers and explains the benefits of
analyzing a cemetery's "community." A very helpful
chapter on capturing a tombstone's information
follows. Carmack covers American burial customs and
the value (and pitfalls) of cemetery transcription
and preservation projects. Finally, she offers ways
to make cemetery visits a family affair. Examples of
the artwork, epitaphs, and poetry found on
tombstones are provided, as are an appendix of
symbols and their meanings, a historical time line
of America's epidemics and disasters, and a medical
glossary. Genealogists and local historians of all
stripes will find this book invaluable. Highly
recommended for public and genealogy libraries.
Elaine M. Kuhn, Allen Cty. P.L., Ft. Wayne,
Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
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Unpuzzling Your Past: The
Best-Selling Basic Guide to Genealogy
Amazon.com - If you've ever thought of find your
roots, Emily Anne Croom's is the genealogy guide to
get you going. She's got sensible chapters on how to
get started, the meaning of names, the difference
between a family history of dates and a family
history of stories, how to gather sources, who to
interview, and how to fit it all together. Croom
breaks the process into bite-sized pieces to turn it
into a fun project that takes shape and grows with
each new family scrap. |
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The Organized Family Historian:
How to File, Manage, and Protect Your Genealogical
Research and Heirlooms
Book
Description - It can take hours to research family
history and it is easy to become inundated with
stuff - paper records, recordings, photographs,
notes, artifacts, and more information than one
would imagine could ever exist. The usefulness of
the collection is in the organization - using
computers, archival boxes, files, and forms to help
you put your hands on what you need when you need
it. Also included, in this book, are instructions on
the best ways to store and preserve one-of-a-kind
family relics.
Fifth in the National Genealogical Society's Guide
series, The Organized Family Historian will follow
the same user-friendly format that makes the other
books helpful at any level of genealogical
experience. The NGS offers readers 100 years of
research and experience. |
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Finding Your Roots Online
Book
Description - While other guidebooks to online
genealogy provide a multitude of Web sites, none of
them tells readers how to use and analyze the sites
themselves. Finding Your Roots Online is the
first to offer readers a step-by-step reference,
using real examples, for using the Internet
effectively in genealogical research.
Nancy Hendrickson's structured, easy-to-follow
approach covers the basics of sound genealogical
research, then launches readers online armed with
the proper tools for getting the most success with
the least amount of frustration. They'll learn how
to get the most out of Internet resources and
recognize when a research problem can't be solved
online.
Nancy Hendrickson is a contributing editor to Family
Tree Magazine and author of the self-published
electronic book How To Find More Ancestors Through
Online Networking. Nancy has fifteen years of
experience with online genealogy and is the
publisher and editor of Internet Genealogy, a free
electronic newsletter for Internet genealogists. She
lives in San Diego, California. |
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The
Handybook for Genealogists : United States of
America
Book
Description - The highly anticipated 10th edition of
Everton's Handybook for Genealogists is one of the
most valuable genealogy bibliography collections
currently available. It is an indispensable resource
for any genealogist attempting to trace their
heritage using the county record system of the
United States.
The Handybook contains: well-researched histories of
each state, state capital and the territories,
descriptions and addresses for each state's major
record collections and protocol for requesting vital
records, information on researching records for
nineteen foreign countries , complete contact
information for libraries, repositories, and
historical/genealogical societies, detailed county
maps and over 120 migration trail maps
The Handybook also incorporates an in-depth tracking
system for every county in each state, including
counties that no longer exist, to help genealogists
determine which county records to research. This
timesaving feature makes this volume the most
comprehensive resource for county information in the
United States available today. |
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